PenWill Automated Retail, LLC

Career Opportunity: ExecThread is recruiting for an important role right now, and would ideally like for the person who fills it to be a senior in college, who interns with them for the remainder of their school year, and then transitions to full-time at some point during the summer, assuming the 3-to-4 month internship goes well. The link to the full description follows: https://lnkd.in/ga4rswgy

I woke up this AM to read Emma Hinchliffe's story of J&J exec Ashley McEvoy who was allegedly passed for the role of CEO because she publicly expressed her ambition and that ruffled feathers with her then boss. While we can't know the exact details, I'm deeply concerned that this is even a possibility. Women's ambition or leadership should not be threatening, but that's the message I heard loud and clear throughout my early career. Have a big impact, but don't take up too much space. Be a young women rising in the ranks, but don't attract too much attention for being a young woman rising in the ranks. As Emma writes, "We know that women’s ambitions are perceived differently than men’s. Women are seen as too ambitious, or as not ambitious enough." It's taken me years to realize that taking up space can be done in ways that do not negate the space for others, and if anything, it shines a light on the possibilities for others. This is generative leadership. I also wish I heard more women earlier in my career say, "HECK YAH I WANNA BE CEO." I didn't even consider this role until my former boss David Vivero (and now friend, mentor & Origin investor) asked me if I had ever thought about the role because he saw potential in me. It was a conversation that opened up a possibility and changed the course of my life, for which I'm forever grateful. Hearing the ambitions of women, having mentors help you see your own potential, and aiming for expansiveness (versus zero sum)...we need all of it. We also need to keep the female CEO takedown culture in check, which is a conversation for another time. https://lnkd.in/gKPCyktx